According to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, bunkering and vandalism are the most challenging problems he had to deal with during his eight-year tenure as Nigeria’s leader.

While receiving Ade Abolurin (rtd), the former Corp Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp at his Hill top residence in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Obasanjo made the comments.

Obasanjo said he had no regret creating the NSCDC through an Act of Parliament because the corp had turned out to be one of the government agencies that he’s ‘very, very proud of.”

Speaking further he said: “Some of the things that I had to confront during my tenure as President of Nigeria were pipeline vandalism, holdup, and stealing of crude oil.

“That stealing is what they call bunkering; there is nothing like bunkering, it is outright stealing.”

“We used all the available agencies and resources; and your organisation as a voluntary organisation, unpaid, unremunerated, unrecognised and not institutionalised, was doing great job without being armed and without being equipped.

“That meant the height of commitment, nationalism, patriotism and service to fatherland and service to humanity. Of course, I didn’t hesitate to move ahead for an Act of Parliament to be able to organise you into what you are today.”